University of Delaware Disappoints Again By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy June 23, 2022     In 2018, Governor Carney convened an Offshore Wind Working Group composed of very capable people from across a spectrum of energy perspectives.  They were tasked to consider whether the state government should mandate the use of offshore wind.  The conclusion was offshore wind was too expensive but left the door open to future consideration c

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No Emission Reduction Gained from Increasing Wind & Solar By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy June 20, 2022     I continued my ongoing  analysis  of electric generation in the PJM regional grid where Delaware is a participant. I wanted to share the results of how much wind and solar power was generated in the region from 2019 to 2021.   From 2019 to 2021, wind and solar power generation increased by 30% but had no impact on carbon dioxid

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Delaware's 'Climate Change Solution Act' has major problems By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy June 1, 2022     With only a month to go in the 2022 legislative session, the Governor of Delaware has sent a major bill to the General Assembly. The bill  expands the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) reduction goals  from 26% by 2025 to 50% by 2030 and to 90% by 2050.    Additionally, the bill requires implementing programs to meet these new go

Why both 'Choice' and Charter Schools Really Matter in Delaware By  Dr. Tanya Hettler , Ph.D., Director  Center for Educational Excellence May 27, 2022      Delaware is known throughout the country for its particular brand of school choice.  In Delaware, " choice "  means that even if a particular public school is your "feeder" school (that is, the one that your child is assigned to go to based on where you live), you can "choice" them into another public school, charter scho

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Death Spiral Demographics in Delaware  By  Charlie Copeland , Director  Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending May 25, 2022 (Also, published on 5 /31/2022 by Delaware State News . )     In 2011, the  Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) published an  analysis  showing Delaware's 2007-2009 migration trends. At that time, Delaware was gaining citizens from high-tax, low-growth Northeastern States (two-thirds of in-migration coming from New Jersey, New York, Ma

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The Green Amendment is "virtual signaling" with Bad Consequences By the CRI Team May 17, 2022     House Bill 220  is an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would guarantee a clean environment to every person in the state and says in part:   "The people of Delaware have an inherent, indefeasible, inalienable right to a clean and healthy environment; including water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems, and climate; and preservation of natural, cultural, scenic, and he